Pterocelastrus echinatus
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID643ff7eed2e52009653278 |
| Scientific name | Pterocelastrus echinatus |
| Authority | N.E.Br. |
| First published in | Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 16 (1906) |
Description Top
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Pterocelastrus echinatus, also known as winged holly or white cherrywood, is a small tree found in Southern Africa. It grows in various habitats, including forests, rocky hillsides, and kloofs, at elevations between 600 and 2400 m. The tree has grey bark, glossy dark green leaves, and fragrant white flowers. Its fruit is a woody capsule with wing-like protuberances and is often used by Bantu tribes for attaching spear heads. The wood of this tree is pink to red in color and has been traditionally used for wagon-building and furniture making. Pterocelastrus echinatus is also a host to several moth species. It was first described by N. E. Brown in 1906.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
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| Gymnosporia nyasica | Burtt Davy & Hutch. | Man. Pl. Transvaal 2: xxiii, 448 (1932) |
| Pterocelastrus galpinii | Loes. | Bull. Herb. Boissier 4: 431 (1896) |
| Pterocelastrus rehmannii | Davison | Bothalia 2: 322 (1927) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| Afrikaans | witkershout |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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South Tropical Africa
- Malawi
- Mozambique
- Zimbabwe
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Southern Africa
- Cape Provinces
- Kwazulu-Natal
- Northern Provinces
- Swaziland
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South Tropical Africa
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000395793 |
| Tropicos | 6600465 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:162433-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2409939 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 472079 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 490019 |
| IUCN Red List | 149507842 |
| IPNI | 162433-1 |
| iNaturalist | 592660 |
| GBIF | 3790985 |
| Freebase | /m/010s51d0 |
| EOL | 6942067 |
| Wikipedia | Pterocelastrus_echinatus |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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| The traditional use of southern African medicinal plants for the treatment of bacterial respiratory diseases: A review of the ethnobotany and scientific evaluations | Cock IE, Van Vuuren SF | J Ethnopharmacol | 27-Jul-2020 |
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| In public collections | 0 |